Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A method for controlling a power level of signals transmitted by a
base station (200) in a wireless system, the base station (200) having a signal set
of forward link signals, the method CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of: obtaining a power level measurement of the forward link signal set; and adjusting the power level of the signal set responsive to the power level
measurement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the power
level measurement is a pilot fraction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the power
level measurement is the signal set's power level.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the signal
set comprises all signals in a sector of a cell containing the base station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method of claim 1, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: the obtaining step comprises: obtaining a power level (P[n]) of the signal set for a time period; obtaining a power level of the pilot for the time period; and determining a pilot fraction (PF[n])for the time period;
the adjusting step comprises: determining a scaling factor based on a the pilot fraction (PF[n]);
and scaling the power level of the signal set using the scaling factor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
111 words
The method of claim 5, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT a cell
containing the base station (200) comprises a plurality of sectors, each
corresponding to at least one signal set and wherein: the step of obtaining the power level of the signal set comprises obtaining
a power level for each signal set for the time period; the step of determining the pilot fraction comprises determining a pilot
fraction for each signal set for the time period; the step of determining the scaling factor comprises determining a
scaling factor for each signal set; and the scaling step comprises scaling the power level of each signal set
using the scaling factor determined for that set.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method of claim 1, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: the obtaining step comprises: obtaining a power level (P[n]) of the signal set for a time period; obtaining a power level of the pilot for the time period; and determining an average pilot fraction (avPF[n]) for the time
period; the adjusting step comprises: determining a scaling factor based on a the average pilot fraction
(avPF[n]); and scaling the power level of the signal set using the scaling factor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 7, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the
average pilot fraction (avPF[n]) for the time period is based on a ratio of the
pilot's power level to the signal set's power level for the time period, and an
average pilot fraction (avPF[n-1]) for a previous time period.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
33 words
The method of claims 5 and 7, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT
determining the scaling factor comprises looking up the scaling factor in a look-up
table that relates the pilot fraction to the scaling factor.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
16 words
The method of claims 5 and 7, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the
time period comprises a frame.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
18 words
The method of claims 5 and 7, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the
time period comprises a plurality of frames.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
31 words
The method of claims 5 and 7, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the
scaling step comprises scaling the power level of the signal set during a
subsequent time period using the scaling factor.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
30 words
The method of claims 5 and 7, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the
scaling step comprises scaling the power level of the signal set during the time
period using the scaling factor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
113 words
The method of claim 7, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT a cell
containing the base station (200) comprises a plurality of sectors, each
corresponding to at least one signal set and wherein: the step of obtaining the power level of the signal set comprises obtaining
a power level for each signal set for the time period; the step of determining the average pilot fraction comprises determining
an average pilot fraction for each signal set for the time period; the step of determining the scaling factor comprises determining a
scaling factor for each signal set; and the scaling step comprises scaling the power level of each signal set
using the scaling factor determined for that set.